Adequate assessment of abnormal finding of percussed dullness in a lung field
requires the combination of exam techniques. Why would egophany or whispered
pectoriloquoy be helpful techniques for establishing a differential diagnosis?
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Consolidation will produce positive findings for each of these tests.
What patient populations should you consider hospitalizing if they are having
syncopal episodes?
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, -CHF patients
-Ventricular arrythmias
-CAD
What are coronary arteries?
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- Branches of the aorta
- how the heart receives its own blood supply
What if you have a very hard time feeling the PMI?
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May mean cardiomyopathy (weak PMI), dilated ventricle, CHF
What are some other causes of syncope we need to think about?
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, - diabetes/hypoglycemia
- anemia/gi bleeding/internal bleeding
- Lyme's disease causing arrhythmias
- Kawasaki syndrome in peds
- Family hx of sudden cardiac death
- Family hx of fainting
- SLE during pregnancy
Where do you detect mitral stenosis
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Towards the axilla
The nurse practitioner is conducting an eye exam. A light is pointed at a patient's
pupil, causing it to contract. It is also noted that the other pupil contracts as well,
though it is not exposed to bright light. Which of the following terms describes this
latter phenomenon?
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Consensual Reaction
Far sightedness and difficulty with close vision
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, hyperopia
What is S4 associated with....atrium or ventricle?
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Atrium
Word Salad?
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Words thrown together that don't make sense
Dizziness/vertigo with a sudden onset often associated with changing positions and
sometimes has n/v, nystagmus, usually lasts no more than 1 minute.
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Benign Positional Vertigo
When are systolic murmurs heard in the heart cycle?
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requires the combination of exam techniques. Why would egophany or whispered
pectoriloquoy be helpful techniques for establishing a differential diagnosis?
Give this one a try later!
Consolidation will produce positive findings for each of these tests.
What patient populations should you consider hospitalizing if they are having
syncopal episodes?
Give this one a try later!
, -CHF patients
-Ventricular arrythmias
-CAD
What are coronary arteries?
Give this one a try later!
- Branches of the aorta
- how the heart receives its own blood supply
What if you have a very hard time feeling the PMI?
Give this one a try later!
May mean cardiomyopathy (weak PMI), dilated ventricle, CHF
What are some other causes of syncope we need to think about?
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, - diabetes/hypoglycemia
- anemia/gi bleeding/internal bleeding
- Lyme's disease causing arrhythmias
- Kawasaki syndrome in peds
- Family hx of sudden cardiac death
- Family hx of fainting
- SLE during pregnancy
Where do you detect mitral stenosis
Give this one a try later!
Towards the axilla
The nurse practitioner is conducting an eye exam. A light is pointed at a patient's
pupil, causing it to contract. It is also noted that the other pupil contracts as well,
though it is not exposed to bright light. Which of the following terms describes this
latter phenomenon?
Give this one a try later!
Consensual Reaction
Far sightedness and difficulty with close vision
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, hyperopia
What is S4 associated with....atrium or ventricle?
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Atrium
Word Salad?
Give this one a try later!
Words thrown together that don't make sense
Dizziness/vertigo with a sudden onset often associated with changing positions and
sometimes has n/v, nystagmus, usually lasts no more than 1 minute.
Give this one a try later!
Benign Positional Vertigo
When are systolic murmurs heard in the heart cycle?
Give this one a try later!
